Author Description

Along with fifteen coauthors, all regional experts with in-depth knowledge of local dynamics. George Yip offers Asian Advantage, a comprehensive guide to business, economic, cultural, and political conditions in each of the region's fourteen most vibrant economies - from Japan to New Zealand. Incorporating current data and first-hand research, Asian Advantage provides a systematic and practical approach to evaluating each Asian country's potential role in a company's global strategy and a blueprint for making wise management decisions. It identifies four sets of key globalization drivers (market, cost, government, and competitive) and integrates them through a strategic framework and methodology for analyzing prospects on a country-specific basis and comparing factors factor's across the region. Featuring the experiences of six major multinationals - Matsushita, Motorola, Phillips, Procter & Gamble, Toyota, and Unilever - as well as numerous other companies active in the region, the book shows any company how to create a customized global strategy program for Asia.